Multidisciplinarity and African Studies: at the Dawn of a renewed Journal. Some reflections

The author presents some reflections on the two main points of discussion that were raised in the process of outlining an editorial policy for the new journal Afrika Focus: the problem of interdisciplinary or multidisciplinarity and the problem of the African research focus. The final choices, which...

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Main Author: Joris Hoeree
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug 1985-03-01
Series:Afrika Focus
Online Access:https://ojs.ugent.be/AF/article/view/6621
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Summary:The author presents some reflections on the two main points of discussion that were raised in the process of outlining an editorial policy for the new journal Afrika Focus: the problem of interdisciplinary or multidisciplinarity and the problem of the African research focus. The final choices, which he made together with his fellow editors seem to him so attractive that, in his view, the risk of editing the journal can be taken. KEYWORDS : Afrika Focus, AVRUG-Bulletin, editorial policy, multidisciplinarity, African research
ISSN:0772-084X
0772-084X